Pirate Predator

The first of four recordings we have from the Arms Trial. Taking place on the morning of October 16th 1970, this is the unedited courtroom tape recording of Captain James Kelly being cross examined by Seamus McKenna, Prosecution Barrister. "Two prize fighters slugging it out on the floor of the Central Criminal Court". That's how this recording is described by historian, Michael Heney.  --- C...

More than 50 years after the Arms Crisis of 1970, the effects echo through to today. There was personal fallout, financial fallout, social fallout and political fallout. It was, and continues to be, the biggest political scandal of modern Ireland. So what happened all those involved? Who were the 'winners' and who were the 'losers'? This is where we bring our story to an end. --- Companion TV docu...

A stunning period in Irish life comes to a climax. Four men stand before the High Court, charged with conspiring to import arms and ammunition illegally into Ireland. A Government Minister, an Army officer, a Belgian businessman and a proud IRA man. If found guilty, jail beckons. The entire country holds its breath. --- Companion TV documentary to this series, also titled GunPlot, is available via...

The country is about to wake up to some shocking news. The plan to secretly import weapons is blown wide open and the dominoes are about to start falling with devastating consequences for some of those involved. --- Companion TV documentary to this series, also titled GunPlot, is available via RTÉ Player (Worldwide) Credits: GunPlot was written, recorded and produced by Ronan Kelly and Nicoline Gr...

Attempts continue to bring black market sub-machine guns and pistols into Ireland. But when an Irish policeman is shot on the streets of Dublin, everything changes. And the forces seeking to undo the entire plot to import guns are growing stronger. --- Companion TV documentary to this series, also titled GunPlot, is available via RTÉ Player (Worldwide) Credits: GunPlot was written, recorded and pr...

The hunt for guns leads to a meeting in Antwerp with a shady arms dealer. The Minister for Defence issues a directive that could lead to an invasion of Northern Ireland. A group of men wait at Dublin Port for a shipment of arms to arrive. Official Ireland is getting in deeper and deeper and deeper. --- Companion TV documentary to this series, also titled GunPlot, is available via RTÉ Player (World...

It’s October 1969 and the truth is becoming murky. A plan to buy weapons begins to come together. And a group of men go shopping for guns. But what happens when the arms dealer they meet is actually a foreign spy?  --- Companion TV documentary to this series, also titled GunPlot, is available via the RTÉ Player (Worldwide) Credits: GunPlot was written, recorded and produced by Ronan Kelly and...

A secret plan by members of the Irish Government to import guns into Ireland begins to come together. But forces are gathering in the wings to scupper it. Will the plot survive?  --- Companion TV documentary to this series, also titled GunPlot, is available via the RTÉ Player (Worldwide) Credits: GunPlot was written, recorded and produced by Ronan Kelly and Nicoline Greer. Sound Design by Dam...

As tensions continue to rise, the Irish Army is hurriedly moved to the border of Northern Ireland. Is this a sign that Ireland is going to take on the might of the British Empire? One Irish government minister hopes so. And his name is Neil Blaney. --- Companion TV documentary to this series, also titled GunPlot, is available via the RTÉ Player (Worldwide) Credits: GunPlot was written, recorded an...

An Irish Army Captain goes on holidays – a strange kind of holiday. To a city where he knows there is likely to be ‘trouble’. He arrives as a three-day street battle, now known as 'the Battle of the Bogside', begins. And it changes everything (Ep1/8). Released weekly from Monday April 12, 2021. To listen/subscribe to this entire series, search for ‘GunPlot’ from wherever you get your podcasts. Com...

Answers lead to more questions as we try to close the book on the Kieran Kelly story. And more stories come from the shadows of The Nobody Zone. But is it too late to find the truth? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As new evidence emerges, we return to the first victim that Kieran Kelly claimed – to where it all began. A train. A death. A story. The Nobody Zone is a collaboration between RTÉ's Documentary On One in Ireland and  Third Ear productions in Denmark. For more, visit rte.ie/thenobodyzone .. The Nobody Zone is written and narrated by Tim Hinman. Storyline and production is by Tim Hinman and Kri...

With the release of two new episodes of The Nobody Zone arriving next week (Nov 24th & Dec 1st 2020), we explore the actions and behaviour of Kieran Patrick Kelly with a forensic psychologist and criminologist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As we bring the series to a close, what stories lie buried in Kieran Kelly’s home town of Rathdowney? Have we reached the end of the line? The Nobody Zone is a collaboration between RTÉ's Documentary On One in Ireland and  Third Ear productions in Denmark. For more, visit rte.ie/thenobodyzone .. The Nobody Zone is written and narrated by Tim Hinman. Storyline and production is by Tim Hinman a...

As Kieran Kelly descended into a life of murder and violence, he displayed a number of sides to his character. But what were they, and what do they tell us about him? The Nobody Zone is a collaboration between RTÉ's Documentary On One in Ireland and  Third Ear productions in Denmark. For more, visit rte.ie/thenobodyzone .. The Nobody Zone is written and narrated by Tim Hinman. Storyline and p...

The tape. In a smoke filled interview room in Clapham Police Station, Kieran Patrick Kelly confesses to multiple murders. Dates, times, locations. Should we believe everything he's saying? The Nobody Zone is a collaboration between RTÉ's Documentary On One in Ireland and  Third Ear productions in Denmark. For more, visit rte.ie/thenobodyzone .. The Nobody Zone is written and narrated by Tim H...

Why do claims of the number of Kieran Patrick Kelly's past victims keep on rising? Fresh information is put to the test. The Nobody Zone is a collaboration between RTÉ's Documentary On One in Ireland and  Third Ear productions in Denmark. For more, visit rte.ie/thenobodyzone .. The Nobody Zone is written and narrated by Tim Hinman. Storyline and production is by Tim Hinman and Krister Moltzen...

In 2015, amidst claims by a retired police officer of mass murder and cover up, the Police reopen the case files of Kieran Patrick Kelly. But is the new evidence to be trusted? Episode 2 of 6. Released weekly.  The Nobody Zone is a collaboration between RTÉ's Documentary On One in Ireland and  Third Ear productions in Denmark. For more, visit rte.ie/thenobodyzone .. The Nobody Zone is wr...

A homeless Irishman is arrested on Clapham Common in London for stealing a wedding ring, only to murder another man in his police cell. When interviewed by police, he confesses to multiple murders. Episode 1 of 6. Released weekly. The Nobody Zone is a collaboration between RTÉ's Documentary On One in Ireland and  Third Ear productions in Denmark. For more, visit rte.ie/thenobodyzone .. The No...

In 1983 Kieran Patrick Kelly confessed to multiple murders. We enter a dark world where killer and victims mask their identities and where evidence is as hard to find, as it is to trust. A new 6 part true crime podcast from RTÉ in Ireland and Third Ear in Denmark. New episodes every Tuesday morning, beginning February 18th 2020. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See omny...